Closed · DFOP0018586 · CFDA 19.108 · Discretionary

Artificial Intelligence for American Competitiveness and Economic Security (AI-ACES) in South Asia

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$2M-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 2, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Artificial Intelligence for American Competitiveness and Economic Security (AI-ACES) in South Asia is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $2,000,000 -- $5,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$2M-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.108
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 2, 2026. CFDA 19.108 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $2,000,000 -- $5,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 2, 2026

Posted Jul 17 Closes Aug 2

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The program within SCA will aim to deploy American AI technology securely in U.S. partners’ strategic economic sectors and infrastructure.  The specific strategic economic sector(s) and organizations (including government, public institutions like utilities, and private companies) targeted in each country for support would be developed in consultation with State Department and host country governments and based on the geopolitical and economic factors of each country.

Small-business / for-profit corridor · DFOP0018586

Artificial Intelligence for American Competit… prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (For-profit organizations other than small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 3 other Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 150).

Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

SCA-FA-ProgramOfficers@state.gov

What to do next

Artificial Intelligence for American Competit… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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